X-Ray Spex Germfree Adolescents LP

$ 19.98

Germfree Adolescents, the Only Album Release from X Ray Spex, Is One of the Most Influential Punk Rock Albums Ever Made

Ranked as One of the Greatest Punk Rock Records by Everybody from Greil Marcus to Robert Christgau toMojo to Spin

Features Penetrating Lyrics and Passionate Vocals from Frontwoman Poly Styrene

Also Features Lora Logic on Saxophone

Key Tracks Include “The Day the World Turned Dayglo” and “Germ Free Adolescents”

Includes Faithful Reproduction of Original Inner Lyric Sleeve

“X-Ray Clear” Vinyl Pressing Offering Superior Fidelity

Real Gone Music is proud to present Germfree Adolescents, one of the signature albums of the early (1978) British punk movement, in an “x-ray clear” vinyl edition that serves as an ideal prism through which to see the hypocrisy of consumerist culture. The one and only LP release from X Ray Spex and its irrepressible frontwoman Poly Styrene has been deemed by everybody from Greil Marcus to Robert Christgau to Spin to Mojo as one of the greatest punk albums ever made, and for this reissue, we’ve done it right; besides the clear vinyl (offering excellent sound), we’ve reproduced the inner lyric sheet, where you can read Poly’s brilliant observations about the plastic, corporate nature of modern society. All of which she sings in a passionate yowl all her own (with Lora Logic among others backing on saxophone); this is not only one of the most penetratingly observant punk records, it’s also one of the most passionate, and, surprisingly enough, catchy. Check out “The Day the World Turned Day-Glo” and “Germ Free Adolescents” if it’s hooks you’re after; if it’s righteous anger and a noisy racket you’re seeking, every track will do ya.

SIDE ONE1. Art-I-Ficial2. Obsessed with You

3. Warrior in Woolworths 4. Let’s Submerge5. I Can’t Do Anything

6. Identity

SIDE TWO1. Genetic Engineering2. I Live Off You3. I Am a Poseur4. Germ Free Adolescents5. Plastic Bag6. The Day the World Turned Dayglo